On the idea of tempura paints--I want to make my own thank you cards

[peanut4us]

I want to make a bunch of thank you notes to just have on hand (maybe some invites to her first bday party too) with her foot print and/or hand print on them. What kind of paper do you recommend? Will the tempura paint work for this too? Will the paint stain her feet? Tips, tricks?

[Jen in Chicago]

I have used regular paper folded in quarters and cardstock for the cards like this we have made. I use Embossing Stamp Pads, they seem to wipe off his hands/feet very easily.

FYI footprints are easy to do when Jude is in his Exersaucer!

[Momof3Labs]

We did this for Colin's first birthday thank you notes. We used washable tempera paints, and I got notecards at Hobby Lobby (about $8 for a pack of 50, including envelopes). Colin's feet didn't stain, but I ended up with a few stains on my sweatpants since I didn't wash them right away.

One thing - we did it more like finger and foot painting, where we weren't going for a good, clear print, and it was easier on us. Sometimes we got a good print, and other times it was all smeary, but I figure that is just Colin's artwork and still counts!

[amp]

I've done it just on regular paper, cardstock, construction paper with other people's kid. And the darker colors did stain their feet/hands for a day or so, but everytime they ate or washed their hands, a bit would come off. Let's just say blue mashed potatoes are very weird!